Mining companies have recently cut back uranium production around the Grand Canyon National Park because the price has dropped 25 percent in the last year. But this week Energy Fuels announced it will keep mining at one site near the park and stockpile the ore to sell later.

As discussions continue on the possibility of sending the world's most sought drug trafficker to the U.S. to face serious charges there, Mexico's Attorney General says he won't even consider extradition. That's not a surprise. His explanation is.

Five senior-level managers from Arizona’s Child Protective Services were fired Wednesday morning. The terminations were the result of a probe into the agency’s mishandling of about 6,500 child abuse and neglect cases.

Action at the legislature on Tuesday included the Senate approving a bill that would exempt ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft from a commercial insurance requirement that impacts traditional taxi services.

In the 1800s the Navajo moved among various camps across vast areas to herd sheep and farm. A few families settled on what is today a national monument. And one family would like to remain, but the National Park Service won’t allow it.

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